Star infielder Manny Machado is rolling into Philly today after previous stops in Chicago and New York. That’s the extent of his 2018-19 winter tour, so far as is known, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t keen interest. The White Sox seem inclined to make a splash, the Yankees are squared up against some other powerful teams in the AL, and the Phillies face lofty expectations. Plus, there’s ongoing chatter about a mystery team, though there are conflicting reports on that score.
As things stand today, what’s the likeliest landing spot for Machado? (Response order randomized. Link for app users.)
Phillies, then White Sox close second, Yankees distant third
Are you only saying this because you still have hope they sign Harper?
Yessir. Keep the faith in Ninja Cash.
Lmao
I know you are hoping for them to be faking people out on Harper but he just doesn’t seem to fit. If yankees make a few trades I see it being more reasonable getting Harper.
At this point I’m not sure they’re gonna sign either one of them, especially with the way they’ve used the money so far.
Why is it you so badly want your favorite team to grossly overpay for a guy who has only ever had 1 legit superstar level season?
my gut still says ninja cash is going to go hard and get BOTH of them.
Keep the faith in Cash even when he said they’re out on Harper. Durrrr
@Tim
I bet you’re right.
ey her adds the stamp of legitimacy!!
Yanks don’t need either. If they were both on the team last year they still lose to the Sox. The Yanks need pitching.
@xabial
Yea Cashman was certainly NOT a ninja on Corbin or Eovaldi!
I doubt the Yanks sign either. They’ve been consistent in low bidding everybody this winter.
If you low bid on Corbin (someone you actually need, to fill a hole), why would you then turn around and overpay on a third baseman, when the third baseman you already have put up .850 OPS and came in second in ROY (deserved to win it) this year?
They did the same with Cano (a power lefty, middle infield/1B/DH option….again, a position of need): made a decent offer, but once the Mets decided to pay more, they let them have him. Rinse and repeat with Syndergaard. Also stuck to their guns with Happ, never gave him a third guaranteed year.
They’re gonna stick with the formula: bid while it’s a win, bow out once the Phils “get a little stupid”. Hope Machado wants to be a Yankee badly enough…which he doesn’t, players almost always go for the highest bid.
Mets never signed cano to a contract lol
I agree with what you’re saying and the players goes to the team that has bigger chance on going/winning the World Series championship.
How about another MLBTR poll regarding xabial’s comment:
1-Horseshoes and hand grenades
2-Close but no cigar
I gave your White Sox their due props.
Theyll only go as far as 100 losses will take them
Doesnt matter Alonso’s 4th cousin twice removed? Money talks, and don’t see a 100 loss overpay. Please stop feeding the trolls..
My heart wants Machado to sign with the White Sox. It also desires Harper for them as well as the Cubs. But my brain tells me Machado will be a Yankee and Harper a Dodger which I have continually posted, much to your dismay since you prefer the reverse outcome.
Now this is a post I can take.
I disagree with your take but respect it, crazy, even relate, in a sense.
“My Heart wants Harper, but brain Machado” (cuz met them.. and Cash “denies” Harper)
Thanks for keeping it classy, Mr. MacPhisto! May the best team win!
The Sox have too many holes to fill for Machado to make much of a difference.
@ MacPhisto
If you’re right about Harper, then I’ll assume Puig goes.
Where does Puig go?
Could he head to Cleveland as part of a Kluber deal?
Could he head to Atl to be their RF? I would rather Atl give up more and get Bellinger obviously haha, but who wouldn’t prefer that.
Could the Twins be an option if they try to contend?
What about the White Sox? If they are serious about Harper and miss out on him, then could Puig be a fall back option?
I hate to say it, but the Mets could use a right hander outfielder. What about the Phillies if they miss out on Harper?
There are still a lot of options for Puig to land if the Dodgers sign Harper and look to deal him.
Now I am wondering what it would take to get Bellinger from the Dodgers…..Pache, Soroka, and Wentz? Would that be enough? Doubtful, but I think it would be a good start. Soroka proved he could pitch at the mlb level. He would be a very nice piece to add to the back end of the Dodgers rotation.
Bellinger would look really good in either LF or RF and batting 4th behind Freeman…
Acuna
Donaldson
Freeman
Bellinger
Camargo (at SS)
Albies
Flowers/McCann
Inciarte
Pitcher
Dodgers Rotation
Kershaw
Buehler
Ryu
Soroka
Hill/Stripling
I think it would be great for both teams!
Puig to the Mets makes a lot of sense. He is short-term, is a solid bat, and it moves him out of the division. The biggest issue with him going to NY is the Mets aren’t big on taking money and due to the lack of salary relief, it’ll cost better prospects.
hojostache….didn’t the Mets just take on significant salary in the Cano deal? So that goes against your argument of them NOT taking on salary. Plus Puig is in his last year of arbitration and come at a very reasonable price for his production.
I like Bellinger but for those prospects I’d rather they resign Markakis.
Machado fills a BIG one at 3rd though. Anderson has been getting better, Eloy will be up. They’ll have some pop with Alonso, Eloy, Abreu, Machado, and Palka, and they have some solid pitching with a bonafide closer. Question marks around leadoff and CF, but I really think Engel can be that guy as a stop gap next year. He has improved offensively, and their isnt a better defensive CF.
No thanks.
Nope, I say his heart is in ny,Philly and Sox will offer more money or Years but he is going to ny,Book it! And it might be a while
Agree.
He is probably going yankees unless Phillies come in with a really strong offer. Cool to see Sox Yankees fully loaded next year. Go Sox!
agreed
How is it cool to see?
Isn’t that the case every year? Would love to see other teams step up.
Problem is, Phillies lost the off-season to the Mets,while the Braves are already better.
And the White Sox are terrible. Not sure why anyone thinks even Machado could save them.
Indians can trade Kluber and still win that division.
1. Phillies were 15 games over .500 after 113 games. They’re a decent team that fell apart down the stretch. Rookie manager. Also offseason isn’t over.
2. White Sox have been playing replacement-level players at most positions. Substituting those players out for league average or even below league average production makes them a 70+ win team without Machado or Harper as the team is currently constructed. Add in one of those guys plus prospects coming up from one of the top farms in the league, steps forward from some of the young guys already up, and the fact that they play in the weakest division in baseball and you’ve got a recipe for the postseason.
I like watching other teams do well like the 2008 Rays and Phillies or the Indians Cubs a few years back… but baseball seems to have another edge when Red Sox and Yankees play. I might be a Red Sox fan and a little bias but it’s definitely fun to watch for anybody.
From someone that isn’t a fan of the Yankees or Red Sox, I don’t find it all that fun. Whenever I watch, they’re usually long, slooooow games.
Sox are poised for a turnaround season next year, with or without Machado. With Machado makes it easier, and fills a need at 3rd.
Just call it for what it is… boring. Fours of commercials and pitching changes.
As an O’s fan, I wonder how his prima donna attitude is going to play in New York. The first time he doesn’t run out a ground ball or makes a minimal effort on a defensive play, how will fans react?
He’ll get booed, and he’ll fix it. Cano had some similar problems and he was very well-loved regardless. As long as the team is playing well, Machado will be loved, even if he does screw up from time to time. Of course, when the team is playing poorly, no one is safe. I think even Jeter got booed a few times.
even Mariano got booed.
and arod
It will probably play the same way as Sanchez’s attitude and lack of hustle.
Lack of hustle and skill.
That’s the funny thing. A LOT of established players don’t run out every groundball or pop up throughout the season, but Manny is/was the only one dumb enough to say it out loud. This is a severely overstated issue.
I think his prima Donna attitude is a little over stated. That said he has the talent and he did play for a big market team and did decent. I can see him having a solid career in New York.
Any place other than the Bronx, unless they can get him on the cheap. I’d rather have money to pay Judge in 4 years than an albatross mega-deal for Machado. Yankees are a playoff team with, or without, Machado.
That money would be there in “4 years”.
Not likely the Yankees let their own stars, like Judge, go because they can’t afford them. That will be the day, when they lose homegrown talent to Free Agency.
Robinson Cano wants to correct you on that.
I didnt realize he was still a Yankee
I think they made the right offer to Cano at the time. Seattle just came in and over paid him. Don’t really see that as a big loss.
Your opinion on the outcome doesn’t change the fact that the yanks lost Cano to free agency.
If they wanted to keep Cano they would have. Lack of money wasn’t an issue. They had a chance to match Seattle’s offer and declined.
What in the world does that have to do with my post about losing Cano to FA?
It has to do with the fact that the post you commented on stated that the Yankees don’t lose their own free agents due to lack of money. They let him walk. There is a big difference between the two. My post is showing you that your post is irrelevant to the original comment.
They let the Mariners sign Cano because of money. They were outbid so that comes down to letting a homegrown star walk because of money, and no one knows if they had enough or not.
Slevin the idiot. Choosing not to sign Cano is not losing a player by being out bid. Seattle didn’t give him 171M which would have been being out bid. Seattle has to overpay by 70M to get Cano to leave
Bill the clueless Richard. Did you just roll out of bed this decade or what? The Yanks bid for Cano’s services at a price, but he decided to take the higher bid from the Mariners. So to some it up for you billy they were OUTBID. Have a fruitful holiday.
billneftleberg, looks like you misread your hand, and then resorted to name calling. That never makes you look good.
Don’t give an albatross mega deal to Machado so you can give an albatross mega deal to Judge
i too would rather sacrifice world series window time by being a playoff team and not getting over the hump so I can give a contract to a player with a body profile that may not age well at age 31 instead of a superstar now at age 26 a few years from now after other contracts fall off..
Good plan.
1. Yankees
2. Phillies
3. White Sox
4. Marlins
5. Dodgers
6. Mets
The Mets wouldn’t spend the money, despite Joel Sherman’s usually false outlandish reporting. Dodgers, where would they play him? Marlins..let’s get real.
Marlins and Mets? Wtf?
So they both can trade him after 3 years of a 9 year deal. 5th place Marlins 4th place Mets the next 3 years.
If that happens. Harper is going to the Cubs and they extend Bryant and rizzo in each of the next 2 years. For at least 9 years each.
Fine, I’ll take it. Machado to Marlins confirmed.
While there is nearly zero chance Machado lands with the Mets, saying they will be a 4th place team for the next 3 years is pretty crazy. ATL is young, but they are stacked with talent in the minors and their MLB roster has some promising guys. They have hit on some of their prospects, but statistically they are due for some busts or at last regressions. WAS will spend enough to always be a threat each year, but they have already demonstrated they are pretty good at choking…whether it is down the stretch or in the playoffs. As for PHL…who do they actually have right now? They have holes all over the place. and a bunch of mostly unproven guys.
The Mets don’t have good depth on the major league roster, but they have a top 3 staff (if healthy) and pretty confidently should be in the top 10 as long as they can avoid a 6+ ERA from their 5th spot.. Their BP is vastly improved from the dumpster fire of the last bunch of years. Their hitting…better, but likely middle of the pack. They do have a bunch of solid contact guys, which is an improvement over the 3 outcome guys.
They have improved their roster from last year, more than any other team in the division. Even before that…any idea their record after the All-star break….1 game behind the Yankees for the second half. The Mets had a historically bad June last year, but once they brought up their young guys they actually started playing better. Don’t sleep on the Mets because they could take the division on the backs of their SP and BP.
marlins? besides it being in florida i dont really see any chance of that
Being in Florida is the exact reason I wouldn’t sign with the Marlins. That place sucks.
No one there to boo him.
Not defending the idea of Manny to Miami because i
Accidentally cut off. Just was going to say that Manny is from Miami which is why I can understand where the idea came from. But it’s not like the Jeter Marlins are going to pay out that kind of money when they are perfectly happy profiting handsomely on a bad team.
I would probably say the Phillies since Machado seems like he wants to go to the highest bidder (he said he can be convinced to even play third if a team pays enough) and the Yankees and White Sox both said they won’t break the bank for him
No one should break the bank for him, he’s over-hyped and the contract will be Pujols-esqe in 3-4 years most likely. But, someone will pay him and my money is that it won’t be the Yankees. Philly offers the most money, but the White Sox will probably land him.
Pujols was 32 when he signed his contract. Can you people stop acting like Machado is 30-34. He’s 26!!!!!
Yea, why do these people keep bringing up Pujols, or Josh Hamilton?
Agreed,I love Pujols, but the comparison of him coming back sown to earth and getting a 10 year deal to Machado who is just now entering his prime is laughable.
I would argue that Pujols lied about his age and was actually 34 or 35.
The comparison was the albatross contract, not of the player. Reading comprehension. Besides, at 32 Pujols was still leaps and bounds better than Machado is at his current age. My point is that he is over-hyped and it will be a horrible contract.
Based solely on your opinion.
Cubs are gonna sign both Harper and Machado. Finds match for Heyward’s contract.
if so Cubs win the 2019 WS.
People give Yankees fans crap for being delusional about trading Ellsburys contract but the Cubs fans who think they can offload Heyward are on another level. That contract is one of the biggest liabilities in the sport. Unless they plan on taking back equally bad assets or trading multiple young talents with him it’s not going to happen. Enjoy having him and Darvish on the payroll for the next half decade!
Yes, because all of the garbage we are all spewing is opinion…that’s the point.
Machado and Harper will both sign contracts that will handicap their respective teams, similar to Hayward’s and Pujols’. All mega contracts eventually turn out bad in the later years, but these two are going to be brutal.
Who in their right mind takes Heyward’s contract? The Cubbies would need to pay 75% of his contract and still have very few options for teams. He has been bad enough at times to not be worth a spot on the 25…so that could definitely happen again.
The Pujols comparison makes no sense, there’s a 5 year difference between when they were free agents
Cheesesteaks and Wawa in Manny’s future
Nah, Italian beef sandwich and deep dish pizza is better. Welcome to the Mighty Palehose Manny.
Portillos, man.
Big beef
Ham sandwiches & sushi.
Nippon Ham Fighters = mystery team.
Do you think the AL East will be more interesting than the NL East if the Yankees sign Manny?
I say yes just because of Tampa’s wildcard probability
Highly subjective question, but in terms of parity and roster quality, the NL East will be more competitive.
I agree it’s close, but I think the possibility of 2 100 win teams and a potential 95 win team is more exciting than 2 low 90 teams, A 88 win team and an 85 win team is more exciting
Not much exciting about a two team race, imo. The NL East has four teams (Braves, Nats, Phillies, Mets) with a decent shot to win the division.
Tampa?
The AL East is least interesting when it’s dominated by NY and Boston. As someone who lives outside of that bubble I could care less. Earlier this decade when the Blue Jays and Orioles were good made for some interesting baseball.
I wouldn’t pay him more then 25 mill per year.
This has nothing to do with your comment, but I remember one commenter on here before saying if they ran a team, they’d cut a player the second they make over 100k
The Rays GM comments here?
Surely you meant $100MM? Minimum salary is almost $600K.
Fred & Jeff Wilpon….?
Please, please any team but the Yankees!!!
I didn’t see an option to choose the Rays 😉
The Fran Charles laugh on Hot Stove this morning still has me cracking up
He will be the cubs opening day 3B. don’t buy into the “we’re broke” its a smokescreen
In a way, I hope it is the Yankees. It would make continuing to dislike Machado much easier. You could dislike him on just about any team, but all non-Yankees fans realize that it is much easier to dislike a player in pinstripes.
Hes gonna take his talents to south beach and join the Miami Marlins
It sounds absolutely insane for the Marlins to think he could carry a team by himself when he couldn’t do it in Baltimore, but, historically, it’s something they might do. They’ve built up to win championships then torn down afterwards.
Maybe, Jeter sees him as an SS that could have a career like he did and convince the majority owner to pay up. If they go that route, they’d hold on to Realmuto and possibly extend him. Highly doubtful, though. As a Met fan, I’d rather not see him in our division if it’s not with us. It’s much more likely he’d be a Philly if he came to NL East.
Tom Hicks believed Alex Rodriguez could carry his team
you clearly dont understand sarcasm my dude
lol
Yanks
The DL when somebody puts one in his ear for being a dirty player.
Good question, he could pull a hammy trying to step on a 1st basemen’s foot!
what ages worse…Manny’s ability to play dirty or Manny’s actual talent?
Machado is a terrific player who will get a huge contract. That being said, any deal of the duration he’s asking is bound to be a mistake. I think the Yankees won’t make it. I’m betting Phillies.
I don’t think you understand how modern contracts work. Any deal he signs has an extremely low chance of him actually playing the entirety of thanks to opt outs. and Machado is getting opt outs, no doubt
And very likely at least a limited NTC. Perhaps a full NTC if that’s the deciding factor and the money offers are very similar.
Jason Heyward opting out any time soon? David Price? Tomas, Melancon? Opt-outs are largely upside for the player, with the guarantees setting the floor.
The only way I see the White Sox is if the Yankees/Phillies land Harper and the other team isn’t willing to pay Machado. Sox are in a good spot to sit and wait for something to fall to them. It’s not like they’re currently in a division race or have an open window of being a WS contender.
I think it’s the opposite. Yankees and Phillies clearly have more interest in Machado than Harper. If Phillies land Machado, White Sox get Harper.
I think Harper makes more sense for Chicago anyways. They desperately need an impact lefty bat and someone who can work counts/draw walks. Machado probably fits the clubhouse culture better with quite a few Latin players and manager, but Harper is likely the preferred choice if they had the option.
Hope WSox are “measured” as they say when it comes to Machado. 7yrs/250 with opt outs after years 4&5 would be a strong guarantee and incentive for him to perform well for 1 last contract later if he opts out. If someone willing to go 300+, good luck. Not sure the risk/reward is there.
Both NYY & PHI will go 10/300mil, the Phillies were reported to have an offer for one of the big two at 9/360mil … pulled it back because no one was even close. No way manny settles for less than 10/300mil. I could be wrong, but very doubtful he will. The big offers also have opt outs
I’m a Phillies Phan, and I have not heard anything like the offer you said they made and pulled back.
Now, since it’s more than likely Bryce Harper will get close to $400m, it is reasonable to ASSume that Manny Machado exceeds the $300m mark for the same time period.
I’m a Phils phan as well, I’m not one to spread lies. Sources close to the team, verified the offer. To be fair, it wasn’t specified to which of the big 2 it was for. It could be a hoax, but I have no reason to not believe the source. They will get 1 of the 2 if that is how far they are willing to go.
Where did you get this information? The Oracle of Delphi?
This was the Free Agent class for the Padres, ChiSox or Reds to complement their re-build. Maybe even the Jays with Guerrero Jr and Co. coming up. A couple of 26 year old franchise players in Machado and Harper that would still be peaking as you’re ready to contend. I’d be more excited if one of those teams got these guys than an LA or NY. Kind of like when Werth went to the Nationals. Everyone laughed at him but I think he timed it just right.
I think Harper might have already peaked. He’ll never have another season that even comes near to being close as good as his MVP season, unless he signs with the Rockies
I think for Harper you’re ultimately paying for his age 29-32 seasons.
I agree that he prob won’t match the MVP year. The thing with Harper is that he doesn’t get any pitches in the strike zone. I think he ranked 2nd in MLB with fewest pitches in the zone. So he’ll give you the 130 walks, very high OBP and will still be able to crank out 30 HRs a year. Put him in front of another star in the lineup and you’ll see some more of the counting stats for sure.
also, imagine Harper hitting in Citizens Bank Park…Utley’s corner calling him..sandwich him between Hoskins and Segura, and he gets more strikes
I’d rather picture him playing at G-Rate in between Eloy and Abreu.
Blue Jays make a lot of sense.
I read, and I know don’t believe everything you read, that his meeting with WSox lasted 10 hours and yanks lasted 90 minutes . My hunch says dodgers
The Blue Jays front office addressed the fans by saying they would not be pursuing Harper or Machado.
For the Blue Jays to consider that, they’d also have to be in on a starting pitcher or two and be willing to spend beyond the luxury tax. With their self-imposed max payroll the last few years they would not be willing to do that.
Blue Jays won’t consider it even if it makes some sense.
So Manny is going to leave 25-50million on the table to play for NY? Annnnd how many times has that happened? Yeah … smart money is on the Phillies, and play money is on NY. He’ll decide by the 24th. He may ultimately want to play for the yanks, but they will not match the Phillies offer, thus making him a Phillie
If Manny’s wife has any input, he is signing with the White Sox so her brother can keep an eye on him on the road
For 1 year? What about the 9 after?
Wow, White Sox polling behind even Mystery Team. No respect.
Things have changed since the Buster Olney report. It’s doubtful the White Sox will be the top bidder, and really being the top bidder is their only chance.
Buster Olney is the Chris Broussard of the Baseball world. Here locally in Chicago 2 different radio Host on ESPN with sources inside the White Sox laughed and said Buster was way off and discounted his report. Not saying they’re gonna sign with the Sox but that they’re legitimately in it to win it.
Buster Olney is nothing but a NY/Boston homer. I pretty much ignore all of those fools on the MLB network and EastcoastSPortsNetwork.
With Russell soon to be released by Cubs, Machado would be perfect fit for Cubs and Maddon. I don’t believe the Cubs have no money. Theo lurking in bushes to pounce .
Cub needs to sign bryAnt to extension soon amongst others core players. Heyward dough is choking their budget
They tried with Bryant. Boras has red fanny because of cubs waiting 10 days to save a year. Bryant injured cubs still paid him but boras doesn’t say a word about that .
Their paid a player under contract?!? How noble of them.
Yes so Tulo gets 30 + million to go away: baseball can’t give to many 300-400 million contracts and players have nothing to lose. They play great they can leave team on opt out: they suck or get injured paid in full
There’s always a mystery team. And the mystery team always prevails.
Likeliest landing spot for A.Russells fist? A womans face. Where are you Cubs fans? Call him out.
It’s disgusting to all Cubs fans. Yes he needs to go.
Plenty of other people have gotten into domestic violence disputes and don’t lose their jobs over it. Why should he?
Yes let Someone knock your wife or daughter around and you keep that opinion .
Harper to the Yanks makes the most sense for his career bc of the ballpark theoretically, altho the stats dont indicate that… theres several parks hes at 10% home run rate vs 8% in NYY and 7% PHL… Really he should go to the Rockies he kills it there or at least kills their pitching.
Machado, he can go anywhere tbh it’s just about that money. He reminds me of Cano and Soriano.
Their agents love that big market teams on each coast are involved
Yea… it’s mostly about the money and market. MLB notoriety doesnt carry like the NBA. Most people have no clue who’s on the Royals or even Astros. Harper and Arenado would be like Stanton and Judge tho.
Machado is a good fit for the Yanks, they are a winning team, they have a need at his positions, he is a star, and he wants to play there. Manny puts the Yanks over the top and finishes the rebuild. They offer him 10/310 witrh 2 opt outs at 4 and 6.
I think the odds have to be in the Yankees favor given only what we know so far, but I have a feeling it may not swing that way.
Philllies will come in $20 M-$25 M higher than anyone else. Machado lands in Philly.
Yankees or Phillies. I can’t see the Whitesox as realistic since it will be years until their relevant.
All reports are indicating the Yankees are Machado‘s number one choice. Even heard some reports after he had dinner with the Yankees brass last night the feeling is the only way the Yankees do not get Machado is if the Phillies or White Sox outbid the Yankees by a large margin.
They were supposedly Corbin’s first choice. There’s really no telling what motivates him, and how MUCH it motivates him.
Are the dbacks a possiblity? They’ve been the mystery team before and Manny is a significant upgrade on Nick Ahmed.
Yankees will sign him.
As long as I don’t have to see him in Dodger blue, don’t care where he goes. Happy I only had to watch him for half a season. He’s a horrible person. Dirtiest player. He’s an embarrassment.
Same as Chapman for me as Cubs fan . Yankees problem now .
Horrible person?
Yes. Horrible person. He’s that guy that you don’t need to shake his hand to know that he’s an a hole. Just want one of these teams to hurry up and sign him so I know for sure he won’t be in blue anytime soon!
Boy oh boy, I don’t even know where to begin.
He will get his mega deal and slack off. What’s to say he won’t. He’s already demonstrated and admitted to not hustling all the time. With the Yankees he will get to do both, slack off and still win. With another team he’ll have more responsibility as “the guy”. I can’t wait to see what happens…. get me popcorn!!!
Yankees fans will eat him alive if he doesn’t produce .
Philly phans wouldn’t be soft on him either, he better produce, that is for sure
True
I say he signs with the Twins
People voting Yanks don’t know there is a new sheriff in town … Middleton > Steinbrenners
Philly won’t sign either, they will wait for Trout. WhiteSox will sign Harper because the will offer the most money. Yankees will get Machado because nobody else will have the money to spend.
White Sox have the money. You’re right about the Phillies, though. They should wait for Trout (South Jersey kid), but they’re impatient.
They have the money to sign MM and Trout
Trout ain’t happening. Angel’s are going to try and Life him. Hell be their Ripken. Harper or Machado this year, all in on Arenado next year. Push Segura to 2b. Trade for pitching –> WS
“Angel’s are going to try and Life him.” The keyword there is try and I highly doubt they will.
Money talks.
“Money talks.”…….Which is why Trout will enter free agency.
Have a funny gut feeling, that Phillies offer him exactly what he wants and he signs with them today!
White Sox should sign him but Yankees will make another colossal mistake and sign him to a 10 year 300 million deal. You think the Yankees would have learned from the AROID and STANTON signings and realize it is better to go after pitching but they think out hitting Boston is their only way to win. DUMB ASS Cashman who has 400 million net profit to work with every year and had paid a Luxury tax ever year since its enactment finally decides to get under the tax cap but with all that money he then changes course and signs Machado. He can’t resist to add big stars to his squad regardless of Its recklessness.
What has he learned from Stanton after 1 season?
1. They’d take a mulligan on that trade in a heartbeat.
2. He truly doesn’t have the temperament for NY.
3. That’s a ridiculous contract for a primary DH.
4. There was no need to acquire someone so similar to Judge at the plate.
5. Finally they would do cartwheels in the front office if he asked for a trade.
He truly doesn’t have the temperament for NY. He was perfect in NY and treated everything with class.. He never went after the fans for booing or anything.
He can also play the outfield, but the Yankees chose to play him as a DH..
So be reckless with Harper!
In the long term a much better do called reckless signing but a left handed one at that
I’m saying Philly because they pretty much have to come away with either Machado or Harper. The Yankees will undoubtedly put in a strong, reasonable bid, but Phillies more likely to give the absurd offer.
I discount the White Sox only because of recent trend of giving player opt outs a couple of years into these mega deals- it makes zero sense for them to pay him a huge salary for next couple of years only to have him become a free agent when they were actually ready to contend.
As for mystery team, normally I’d love to take the field against only 3 other choices, but I just don’t see a lot of fits. Cubs seem to be serious about not blowing up the payroll. Mets don’t even make a ton of sense just based on need, even before considering the remote possibility of ownership agreeing. St Louis, SD, or SF I could see sneaking in on Harper before Machado.
We wish you a Manny Christmas and a Harper new year!!
Yanks will sign them both! (I hope)
Thumbs up for the cleverness, however I think your hopes will be dashed,
Keep him out of the AL central
Nippon Ham Fighters…because if anyone gives you 10,000 to 1 odds on anything, you take that bet.
And if you bet a dollar 20,000 times, you will probably end up down $10,000..
A-rod and Ellsbury learn your lesson!
LOL!!!
Even the “mystery team” beats out the White Sox in the poll.
The Polar Icecaps, Smuckers Jellybeans, or the Tallahassee Betas..Bong
Two people who are saying this is exactly like Alex Rodriguez do you know anything about baseball? When Alex signed his 10 year contract with the Yankees he was already 31 years old Manny Machado is 26. Get your facts straight who are educate yourself before running your mouth. If you want to make that comparison that is fine but remember this at 36 Alex we still playing like in MVP if the Yankees give me any 10 years, age 36 the contract is over.
A-Rod was 26 years old in 2000 when he signed his 10-year, $250-million dollar contract with the Texas Rangers. He opted out when he signed the deal you are referring to.
Consider yourself re-educated.
“at 36 Alex we still playing like in MVP “. You may want to ;;look again at his 2012 numbers. He was juicing and managed .272./353 /.430 and not one MVP vote
Harper Phillies. Machado Yankees.
At the end of the day, neither will want to go to LA as long as Kershaw is pitching the Dodgers out of the playoffs year after year.
Don’t forget that managerial wizard Dave Roberts!
Phillies need Machado more than New York. Yankees need Harper more than Philly. #NinjaCash
If Didi wasn’t hurt, would this be a discussion at all? I’d still prefer Harper for the long term. Yankees need a left handed bat that they can count on for now and the future
It’s smart from the Yanks side to pretend to want Machado to increase his value and say no on Harper to lower his.
I can’t wait to hear what John Stirling comes up with for home run calls.
The Phillies don’t need Machado nor do the Yankees with Segura and Gregorious. White Sox is most reasonable
It depends where manny wants to sign but I can see the marlins coming in with a strong offer to make him the face of the franchise. They have the money and hole at ss and being dominican descent and born in florida machado would have great opportunities to do off the field deals.
if you think he dogged it and played dirty already, wait until he gets his money….
Look , Cashman is going to finish the rebuild this year and the Yanks will kick ass. He signs Machado, keeps Andujar and Frazier become a star. Add to that Cashman signs either Robertson or Ottavino.
How about Machado back to the Dodgers with a Turner move to 2nd? WOW! Then sign Harper to play right? If anyone has the money to do it, it’s the Dodgers. Then dump Puig, Bellinger, or Chris Taylor or Matt Kemp in some sort of package for Realmuto? Or dump it to the Mets for Thor? The Dodgers can make all of this happen if they decided to. Even for Kluber?
It drives me to absolute insanity the lives the Dodgers can make and should make yet AF decides to sit on his hands.
The moves*
And I didn’t even mention the farm system in place if they want to package even more assets to pull off multiple trades! I HATE YOU AF